One such book I did finally get to is today’s excellent book, The Library of the Dead by T.L Huchu. I’m now mostly healed and spent most of the recovery doing my favourite thing reading. Apologies for the blog being silent, I did mention on Twitter taking time to step away for recovery from surgery so do follow me there if you feel like it. I HAVE RETURNED! Hello everyone! Hope you’re all well, I’m back with my first review in a while today.
***Content warnings for kidnapping, implied death of a parent, mentions of child prostitution and abuse, child abuse and poverty*** “This is quite the racket you’re making here.” ‘ “I said, are you done, sir?” I reach for my backpack and stand up. On the whole, though, this is a fun urban fantasy with world-building that feels fresh, and I’m excited to continue the series.‘A wind rises in the room with it’s squeal…as the spectre bears down and stops right in front of my face with a terrible howl. However, I did find the plot resolved in a somewhat predictable manner – once we were in Arthur’s Lodge, about two-thirds through the book, I knew precisely how things would end, and I was not surprised. There was plenty of action and mystery and magic, and I liked following Ropa along on her journey to find Ollie and learn some magic along the way. Same goes for a certain mysterious entity and whatever is going on with Ropa’s mother. We get enough information on this to flavor the book without really getting a complete grasp on what’s going on, but I expect we will learn more in future books. There are allusions to some kind of Scottish rebellion in the past, and magic seems to be an open secret. The world-building is very intriguing – we are in some future Edinburgh that has entered urban decay. Ropa is a snarky lead with a strong narrative voice it took me a little bit to get used to it, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. But when a ghost begs for her to seek out her missing son, she gets drawn into the magical underworld of Edinburgh and uncovers the grisly truth.Īstonishingly, I have finally read a physical book! This is a series I’ve been eying for a while, and honestly I’m not sure why it took so long to get into it. Ropa, a teenage ghost-talker, is too intent on making a living to work for free.
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